Hat



April 1, 1930- J. LAKE, JR 1,753,052

HAT

Filed Sept. 18, 1929 p 12 ,]3 5 2 dug. g. 1 f 9 2 2. APPAREL.

Patented Apr. 1, 1930 PATENT OFFICE JAMES LAKE, JR., OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK HAT Application filed September 18, 1929. Serial No. 393,384.

This invention relates to head coverings generally, but more particularly, to brim and crown constructions.

Special objects of the invention are to provide a visor in the brim which will shield the eyes and which will be incorporated in the hat structure in such a way as not to weaken or spoil the shape of the hat.

Other objects of the invention are to provideahighly practicaland desirable visor construction, which will be easy to manufacture and relatively inexpensive.

The novel features of the invention are set forth in the following specification.

The drawing accompanying and forming part of this specification illustrates a preferred embodiment of the invention. but itwill be understood that the structure may be modified as regards this disclosure. without departure from the true spirit and broad scope of the invention.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a mans hat having features of the invention incorporated therein.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a pair of blocks for molding the attachment flange on the edge of the visor strip.

Figure 3 is a sectional view illustrating the formation of this flange by pressing the material about a heated die.

Figure 4 is a broken plan view partly in section. showing the visor attached to the crown by the flange and stitched down over the brim and the brim and attached visor as being trimmed about the edge.

Figure 5 is a broken perspective view illustrating the application of binding tape to the ends of the visor, the fastening of the sweat pad inside the crown and the application of the edge binding about the brim.

Figure 6 is a broken enlarged sectional view as taken on substantially the plane of line 6-6 of Figure 1.

In the form of the invention shown. the socalled visor is designated 9 and the same is shown set into the brim l0 and attached to the crown 11 in such a way as to form a continuation of these parts, and to reinforce and be reinforced by the same.

The visor, which may be of transparent green celluloid or the like, is provided with an upturned attachment flange 12 about the inner edge of the same. This attachment flange may be provided in various ways, but. in the present disclosure, it is produced by gripping the visor material between two segmental blocks l3. 1- in such a way as to leave the flange material projecting at the inner curved edges 15 of the blocks. and then sliding the blocks over a table or gage 16 so as to carry this protruding inner edge part 12 up against the rounded face of a suitably heated die 17. Figure 3. This die may be heated by gas burner 18 or by steam, or otherwise. to bring it up to proper celluloid molding temperature precautions being taken to keep the temperature such that the celluloid will not be burned. The segmental holding blocks may be made of wood or any other suitable material, and may be mechanically clamped together. the latter. however. not being considered ordinarily necessarv as the time and pressure required for molding the flange are so slight that the blocks may be conveniently simply held together in the fingers.

As a part of the new process. the visor piece is simply laid down over the top of the complete brim, with the upstanding flange bearing tight against the crown. after the manner indicated in Figure 4, and the flange is then secured fast to the crown as by one or more rows of through stitching. indicated at 10. and the convergently angled ends 20 secured down over the brim as by one or more rows of stitching 21. When secured in this relation. the rough edge of the brim may be trimmed away by a cut 22. extending continuously about the brim and trimming off the outer edge of the visor as a continuation of the final edge of the brim.

After the securing and trimming operations described. the material of the brim beneath the attached visor may be cut away close to the end stitching 21. as indicated at 23. Figure 5. and this portion be detached from the crown along the line 24. Fig. 6. This lc'aves the segmental visor piece attached to the two cut ends of the brim and to the lower edge of the crown between such cut ends. so that it forms a substitute for the removed brim section, attached along three of its edges to the brim and crown. This visor piece having been attached over the brim and secured to the crown before the brim was cut, takes up the shape of the brim and hence retains the desired brim shape. The Hanging of the visor stiifens it and the attachment of this stiffened portion to the crown, together with the fastening of the ends to the adjoining ends of the brim. braces and reinforces the hat structure and prevents the brim from sagging or getting out of shape.

The visor is usually a relatively short segmental section extending only a short distance across the front of the hat. over the eyes. and the flaring fan shape of the visor adds an ornamental character to the hat.

As shown in Figure 5, binding tapes 2'5, 26 may be stitched over and under the overlapped ends of the visor and brim. and an edge binding strip 27 may be secured continuously about the coextensive edges of the brim and visor.

At the inside, a sweat pad 28 may be secured as by stitching 29. and at the outside, an ornamental or other hat band 30 may be secured as by stitching 31. The fastenings 29 and 31 for the sweat band or pad and the hat band may extend through the overlapped portions of the visor flange and crown so as to further secure and reinforce these parts, as indicated in Figure 6.

In the present invention it will be seen that there is no so-called hinge line extending transversely across the brim from edge to edge as in former hat constructions, such as disclosed in Bortfeldt Patent 67 4,392 of May 21, 1901 and that, therefore, the natural tendency of the visor section to fold up or down along such hinge line is avoided, the visor thus taking up the shape of the brim and tending actually to reinforce and hold the brim in its original intended shape. This re inforcement of the brim is particularly present in the short segmental form of visor shown in this construction, only a relatively short length of brim is removed and this segmental piece is taken out on short cuts, extending in to the crown substantially radially of the hat structure. The inner arcuate edge of the visor being transversely stiffened by the integral upturned flange and being attached to the crown all along this flange, has no tendency to hinge or sag.

hat is claimed is:

1. The process of manufacturing a visor hat, which comprises forming an upstanding flange at the inner curved edge of a segmental visor piece, securing said visor piece down over the brim of the hat with the upstanding flange bearing against and secured to the base of the crown and then removing the underlying portion of the brim beneath the attached visor piece.

2. The process of manufacturing a Visor hat, which comprises forming an upstanding flange at the inner curved edge of a segmental visor piece, securing said visor piece down over the brim of the hat with the upstanding flange bearing against and secured to the base of the crown and then removing the underlying portion of the brim beneath the attached visor piece and further securing the flange and end portions of the visor piece to the crown and the ends of the brim after removal of the brim segment.

3. A hat having brim and crown portions, said brim having a segmental part of the same removed atthe front of the hat on two cuts extending from the outer edge of the brim inwardly to the crown and connected at their inner ends about the front of the crown to provide a cut out part about the forward portion of the hat above the eyes of the wearer and a segmental visor completing the front portion of the brim where said segmental part is removed, said visor having an upturned curved flange along the inner edge of the same attached to the forward portion of the crown where the segment of the brim is removed and having its op osite ends attached to the two out ends 0 the brim, whereby said visor is secured and supported along three of its sides, the inner curved edge with the flange, fastened to and forming a continuation of the crown and the two ends of the visor attached to the two cut ends of the brim, the visor thereby holding the crown in shape, bracing the brim against drooping and braced in turn by both crown and the brim.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

JAMES LAKE, JR. 

